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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.V

HENRY E. BAKER, OF CENTERVILLE, INDIANA.

MACHINE FOR PAPERING WALLS.

Specieaton of Letters Patent No. 11,960, dated November 21, 1854.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY F. BAKER, of Centerville, county of Wayne, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Papering Walls; and I do hereby declare that the following, is a full and clear description and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing', forming part of this specification and showing as a perspective elevation of my machine.

To enable others to make and use my improvernent I shall proceed to describe its construction and operation in which- Letters A, A are two side bars and B, B are two cross pieces framed in the said bars, and C, D, E, and F are four rollers.

G and H are two tin cylinders-cylinder G for holding the paper, and cylinder H, for holding the paste or sizing, roller D being covered with sponge or sheepskin or its equivalent and roller F being covered with gum-elastic cloth or its equivalent for the purpose of pressing the paper to the uneven surfaces of the wall and by that means press all the air from between the paper and the wall, and cause the paper to be laid on smooth, nicely and evenly without the trouble of hand labor. Cylinder G, has a lid to it for the purpose of put-ting in the paper and has also a small orifice in frontto let the paper pass through. Cylinder H, has a hole (I) in the top to put inthe paste and also an orifice in the bottom next to roller H, with a slide K, to let on and oif the paste on to roller H.

M, M are two keys in the end of the cross pieces framed into the bars for the purpose 'of taking the machine apart when necessary to clean.

Now it is readily perceived that the paper N, is placed in cylinder G passes out of it over roller C under D and over roller E and F against the wall to be papered. It is clear and evident that when the paper is pressed and rolled on the wallit Will cause all four of the rollers to revolve and drawA out the paste from cylinder H, and cause it to be spread upon the paper. This improvenient consists in combining the cylinder, rollers, and side bars as specified.

What I claim as my improvement and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The manner in which I arrange and conibine the several parts herein specified for the purpose set forth.

HENRY F. BAKER. Witnesses:

J. W. DOUGHERTY, ROBERT KELLY. 

